Savory

There are plenty of sour and sweet cocktails, as well as spirit-forward ones. But don't sleep on the savory options. Go beyond the Bloody Mary and Dirty Martini and try one of these drinks that rival any dish.

Shochu Bloody Mary

Shochu Bloody Mary

Two shochus—one chile-infused—combine with tomato and lime juices in this Bloody Mary riff from Kenta Goto

Melon cheese and pepper cocktail

Melon, Cheese & Pepper

This sophisticated cocktail, which emulates a popular French snack with its flavors, incorporates an unexpected ingredient.

Tomato Spritz

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Make the most of everyone’s favorite fruit-vegetable before the vines disappear.

Tomato Spritz

Bloody Maria

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Tom Yum on a Rock cocktail in a rocks glass, garnished with a skewered red chile pepper and a lime wheel

Tom Yum on a Rock

Pho-King Champ cocktail

On a solid blue background, a faceted Collins glass holds a pastel-green drink, topped with foam and a fresh lime wheel resting on the lip of the glass.

Horn of the Bulls

Red-orange Lion's Tail cocktail in a coupe glass

hand holding the Benton's Old Fashioned cocktail in a rocks glass with an orange peel garnish

Benton’s Old Fashioned

Deep red Bloody Caesar cocktail with lime and celery garnishes

Bloody Maria on a striped coaster, garnished with citrus and peppers

Michelada in a pint glass on a wooden surface

Bloody Mary cocktail on a tray with citrus and olives

Pickleback

Super Soup cocktail

Imitation of a Daydream cocktail

Imitation of a Daydream

A faceted Collins glass holds a red-orange drink garnished with a lime wedge. It sits on a red stone surface with dramatic lighting.

Dirty Martini in a coupe glass with three olives as a garnish, and a side dish of olives in the background

Bone Broth Cocktails

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Gibson martini in an etched Nick & Nora glass on marble background, showing signature cocktail onion garnish on a metal pick

Salty Dog cocktail

A Bloody Mary in a tall, narrow pint glass rests on marble. The drink is garnished with a pickle skewer and bacon slice, and the glass is rimmed with dusty red spices.

A thin-walled rocks glass sits on a gray concrete surface. The glass holds a vivid green cocktail over ice, garnished with a lime wheel.

Green Margarita

Red Snapper cocktail in a pint glass, garnished with a lime wedge and celery stalk

Reddish-purple Concord Grape Margarita on ice, served in a smoked salt-rimmed rocks glass

Concord Grape Margarita

Tallulah cocktail

A rock glass sits on a light brown countertop, dramatically lit with the background in shadow. The glass holds ice and a red-orange drink, and is garnished with a thin lime wheel.

Savory Margarita

cardamom cocktail in a punch glass, with a thick foam head and garnished with three cardamom pods

Bloody Roman cocktail in a pint glass, topped with two oysters, a green olive, serrano pepper and red chile threads

Bloody Bulldog cocktail in a highball glass, loaded with garnishes (tomatoes on a skewer, pickles, olive, asparagus), served on a silver tray

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Nose to Cocktail

The Nose to Cocktail

A pint glass sits on a table against a brick wall, with slices of beef jerky around it. The glass is rimmed with dry rub and garnished with a strip of jerky. The drink is a pale yellow.

A rocks glass sits on a light colored wooden surface. In it is a bright orange tomato drink, a single large ice cube, and to slivers of cucumber.

A vibrant green cocktail in a rocks glass layered with thinly sliced red peppers and lime wheels and garnished with a small piece of beef jerky

red-hued Proven Perfect cocktail in a coupe, garnished with a skewered cherry

Salty ginger ade non alcoholic cocktail

Salty Ginger-Ade

Celery Daisy cocktail

Celery Cup No. 1

Celery Cup No. 1

red-colored Bloody Bull cocktail in a collins glass with a lemon wedge garnish

A tall, curved highball glass holds a carrot-hued cocktail on the rocks. Its top is garnished with a generous sprig of carrot leaves, and the background is a hazy gray.

Dante Belpepper

A coupe glass with a gold rim holds a vivid red drink dusted with cinnamon and garnished with a yellow lemon peel. The background is gray marble.

Kimchi Gibson in a coupe glass with a skewer of white kimchi and cilantro flowers on the rim

That’s How We Cass-e-role

Smashing Pumpkin cocktail

Smashing Pumpkin

Cucumber Snapper

Bunny Mary

Busy Bee cocktail

A tall Collins glass rests on a neutral white background. The glass is filled with a pale green drink over ice cubes and a green and white paper straw. It is garnished with fennel fronds and fennel pollen.

A short Collins glass rests on a bronze stool. The glass is filled with a few large, clear ice cubes and a dark brown highball.

Chicken Soup Hot Toddy

bright-orange Lunar Eclipse cocktail in a rocks glass, garnished with a leafy celery stick and served on a bar in front of glasses and tools

The focus is on a highball glass filled with ice and a drink that shifts from orange to green as it goes top to bottom. The glass is rimmed with spicy salt, and garnished with jalapeño, mint, cucumber, and lime. In the background, out of focus, is a Modelo bottle.

El Rey del Patio

A glass mug with a handle and stem sits on a wooden surface. It’s filled with an opaque golden drink and garnished with a star anise.

Sweet & Sour Chicken Toddy

Apprentice cocktail

An elegant coupe holds a dark brown cocktail. It’s garnished with a single baby back rib bone, and stands on a surface of concentric rings.

A dramatically lit coupe is set against a blue backdrop. The drink within is vividly green with a white foam head, and is garnished with a red-veined sorrel leaf.

Duck Hunt cocktail in a rocks glass, garnished with a rosemary sprig, juniper berries and caraway seeds

hand pours a dark beer into the orange-colored Shannon’s Sangrita/Michelada, served in a beer mug with skewered lime garnish beside a cloth napkin

Shannon’s Sangrita/Michelada

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